In the first draft poll, 30% of respondents usually produce a first draft that's very close to the final draft, and no one usually produces first drafts that barely bear resemblance to the final draft. And most respondents (57%) at least
sometimes produce a first draft very close to the final draft. *g*
For the "usual" question, slightly more people have too-wordse first drafts (25%, compared to 20% for too sparse), whereas in the "sometimes" question, too sparse is more common (38%) than too words (23%).
(70% of respondents believe that tickyboxes know no such thing as overkill, btw!)
As for me, it differs wildly - I used to produce very clean first drafts that didn't get changed much during editing/betaing, but for the last several years now it's been much more inconsistent. The more I struggle with either writing or finding time/energy to write, the worse my first drafts get - because sometimes I just have to get something, anything, down first, or I won't get anywhere at all. But it's pretty frustrating, so I want to get back to how I used to write, and I need to figure out how to do that with less time and energy than I used to have ...
One thing's remained the same, though: my first drafts are generally too sparse, which is why they always grow - sometimes considerably - during editing as I flesh them out and add in all the things that I had in my head but didn't put in the actual text. *g*
Today's writingAgain not as much as I'd like. I need to actually sit down and finish something, but it's hard to find the energy.
WED Question of the DayToday I don't have a poll, but instead a request for advice: when you're low on energy, do you have any strategies that make it easier to write? Or to get started writing, at least? Because I often find myself just staring blankly at a page for way too long until I somehow get going, and I'd really rather not. *g* When I have more energy, I can usually get there much more easily, which is really unfair. :p
(I
want to be writing! I feel better once I actually get started writing! But getting there is such a pain on some days. *grumbles*)
Tally( Days 1-15 )Day 16:
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badly_knitted,
brithistorian,
carenejeans,
chanter1944,
china_shop,
cornerofmadness,
goddess47,
luzula,
sanguinity,
shadaras,
sylvanwitch,
trobadora,
ysilmeDay 17:
alightbuthappypen,
badly_knitted,
brithistorian,
carenejeans,
chanter1944,
china_shop,
cornerofmadness,
goddess47,
luzula,
sanguinity,
shadaras,
sylvanwitch,
the_siobhan,
trobadora,
ysilmeDay 18:
badly_knitted,
chanter1944,
cornerofmadness,
luzula,
goddess47,
sanguinity,
shadaras,
sylvanwitch,
trobadoraDay 19:
china_shop,
trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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